Moline, Pierre-Louis

Moline, Pierre-Louis (1740, Montpellier; 19 February 1820, Paris), librettist, went to schools in his native city and Avignon before studying law in Paris. He passed his examinations in the capital without difficulty but paid more attention to literature and to writing than to his chosen profession. Although he became secretary to the National Convention in 1794, he withdrew from the contemporary political scene after his services were no longer required by the convention, and he devoted all…